March/April 2006 - Redwood City, America (page 4/6)

Stone wall

A wall made of rough-hewn rectangular stones.

Stone wall 2

A wall made of rough-hewn rectangular stones.

Receding cloister

Nested arches, rows of pillars, rows of lights, I loved the repetition. This picture needs some post-processing love, though.

Receding cloister 2

This is receding so fast it blurred.

Receding cloister 3

I found a support for my camera and could use a slightly longer exposure, but light was fading fast and this is not such a good composition as the first in [...] [more...]

Ornate gothic lamp

A spherical lamp held by wrought iron clasps in the shape of flowers. In the background, a tiled roof, something people have forgotten how to make here in Canada, alas. [more...]

Cloister with Bikes

This colonnaded walk or cloister in Stanford University campus has bicycles, perhaps belonging to students, parked inside it.

Entering a life of study

A building on Stanford University campus seen from across a courtyard with trees in the foreground.

Nested gateways

Looking through a pair of (open) iron gates at an arched gate-house with a clock over the arched entrance, and another gatehouse in the background. Sanford university campus. [more...]

Nested gateways 2

With the palm trees and the creeper visible.

More cloisters

I like them, OK?

Creeper-covered gateway

An arched stone gateway with creeper growing on the walls and over the arch. If you use this as a stock image, start by playing with levels and curves to stretch/improve the contrast. [more...]